It’s going be a sad day when Henrik Lundqvist leaves the New York Rangers. Whether he retires as a Blueshirt or finally waives his no-trade clause, it’s going to be difficult to replace the King. So it goes without saying that Rangers goalie prospect, Igor Shesterkin, and backup goalie, Alexandar Georgiev, have big skates to fill. After all, Lundqvist will be passing the torch on to them when he leaves.
In the case of Shesterkin, there is a good amount of excitement brewing around the netminder. The Moscow native is coming off a KHL career in which he was 88-16-7, put up a 1.